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The contribution of domain names to cybercrime are outlined in that Network World report. “In the criminal world, domain names are a key part of botnet and phishing operations, and cyber-criminals are plundering domain-name registrars around the world to get them,” the report says.Original post by david@technewsreview.com.au (David Goldstein)

Ellen Messmer writes on NetworkWorld : For legitimate businesses, a domain name is a way to hang a shingle in cyberspace. In the criminal world, domain names are a key part of botnet and phishing operations, and cyber-criminals are plundering domain-name registrars around the world to get them. Criminals are amassing domain names by registering them under phony information, paying with stolen credit cards or hard-to-trace digital currencies like eGold, and breaking into legitimate dom

Cybercriminals worldwide are amassing domain names to keep their botnet and phishing operations a step ahead of authorities .Original post by office@dkdtrade.com (DKD DomainNews)

New research from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has found that up to 81% of domain names used for phishing are legitimate domains that have been hacked. More specifically, out of the 30,454 phishing domains under observation, only 5,591 domain names (18.5%) were registered by phishers according to APWG. The remaining small percentage of the domains used in phishing belonged to subdomain ...

A late October phishing campaign may have given online criminals the information they needed to seize control of payment processor CheckFree's Internet domain this week.